Battery.



w. Moamsom BATTERY. APPLICATION FILED MOV. 2, 19H..

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implication led November 53, mi?.

lTo @M whom i concern.'

.Be it known that l, VILLIAM Monmson, a citizen of' the United States, residing et Chic-ngc. in the county of Cool: and State of illinois, have invented certain new enel use iliul improvements in Batteries, 'of 'which the following is :i specification. i

This invention relates to seconden,v or stor- I :ige battery constructions, the principal object of the invention being` the provision oit' improved ineens for supporting the plates or grids within the container or cell. A pre erred embodiment of the invention is illustinted in the accon'ipenying drawing, wherein- Figure l is n vertical longitudinal section of aliettery cell;

Fig". 2 is :i trensvcrse'section thereof on v line lll-H of Fig. l; and

3 is e view similar to Fig. l but show ing the plates in position in the cell.

Referring lo said drawing, l' represents the containeror bettery cell. niecle `for eX- :imple of harfl rubber or other vzqiproprinte insulating materiel. 2, 3, 4, 5 indicate the supporting ribs which 'carry the plates., and which muy be formed integral with he body of the cell. 6,7 (Fig. 8) designate the plates in iosition upon, the supporting ribs.

.l s clearly indicated in the Vfigures, iilie ribs 2, 3, i, 5 extend. cross the cell irons versely of the plates. Four ribs ere shown, those numbered 2 end l serving to support one set oi' plates (for exznnple the positive plates (i) und those numbered 3 unil 5 supporting the negetivevpletes 7.. struction therefore pla/tes of opposite polarity (lo not rest upon or Contact with the saine supporting rib or ribs.

The ribs present upper angular (beveled) edges 8 :in :ingle approximating (5()o :it the iapcx being suitable. The plates nrc nmrginelly recessed on their lower enig .s es inclicutcil ut 9, these recesses conforming' to the beveled eliges of the ribs, and being' positioned lo engage these edges; the pli tes oi: oppositie. polarity resting, os above described, upon alternate ribs.

lhc provision of these beveled iup; ribs in combination with marginal recesses in the pluies supported upon the ribs is oli' particular velue in that it allows thorelntively heavy weight of the support- Specification ci? Letters Meent.

lin this con- 4 conformed l rEl eel-iai no. :lesioni plates to be certfied bv the ribs Without ren dering; the letter liable lo deformation. cr spifniling uniler lille 'Weight enel iiiupec; service. suoli ne truck-averli. s lie conse present coiestruclf of the plates flue io their weight the impact of the plates unailcr thi vibration of :i moving vehicle is directed. lelinitely inwaully, or :mproxiinntely normal to the beveled plone luces ol 'the ribs, indicated ley the arrows in lfifg. 2l. Other edi/:intriges ere that the surface of confient between the plates sind the ribs nun/le sullicioutlir large to withstand the impziet of the weight working conditions, and also lo prevent shielding or moving of 'the plates within 'l'..lle cell.7 with resulting wearing :i 'ey oli of tl siqnmrting-ribsv le'enlzingg of he seuling compound, :incl cih-cr lilienllios Furthermore, the orn'i ol the ribs such ne to prevent them from uccumulm/ing n loose conductive deposit,

ll claim :f-

1. ln n. battery, the combination with o. conminer having n`plurnlily of spaced sup porting ribs presenting upper hcvcleil edges, ot buttery pluies provided with angular marginal recesses positioned 'to receive ssli ribs und conforming io the bef'eleil cges thereof.

2; in :1. butlery, the clinnbiuetiou with container having o. plurality of speceil sup-` porting ribs presenting upper beveled edges, o1e battery plo tes provided. with angular tery plates provided with :angular marginal recesses positioned conforming' to the 1l. lr.. a. battery, conteiner heviinin :i plurulity oli' smcecl sup porting ribs having their upper edges beveled et :in ongle of substuntiollljfv (SD, of but tory plat ls provided with angular mi-irgginel recesses positioned to receive '.ilternete ribs and conforming to the beveled edges thereof.

In testimony whereof, l affix my signature. 10

I/VILLAM MORRISGN.

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